The tugs Resolve Pioneer and Dabhol tow and steer the 893-foot Carnival Triumph cruise ship Tuesday morning, Feb. 12, 2013, in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship is enroute to Mobile, Ala., after an engine room fire a few days prior. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo/Ensign Chris Shivock)

MOBILE, Alabama -- Although the Carnival Triumph was
expected to dock in Mobile around 5 p.m. today with the help of an extra tug
boat, conditions at sea have forced officials to push that time back.

"The operation is taking longer than we had anticipated
but based on current conditions, the ship is expected to be alongside the
Mobile Cruise Terminal between 8 and 11 p.m. this evening," said Carnival
spokesman Vance Gulliksen.

Gulliksen said a fourth tug boat has been sent to tow the
Triumph, which was 108 nautical miles south of the Port of Mobile Wednesday
afternoon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

A helicopter based at the Coast Guard Aviation Training
Center in Mobile transported about 3,000 pounds of equipment to the beleaguered
vessel Wednesday afternoon, including a generator and electrical cables.

Coast Guard officials said the generator will be used to
power the Triumph, although it's unclear whether that additional power will go toward
helping the ship move towards land or trying to control the reportedly
miserable conditions on the cruise liner.